629: The Bez Finale - 2025 MotoGP Grand Prix of Valencia Finale
One last ride to close out the 2025 MotoGP Season as Marco Bezzecchi takes to the front and dominates the final round of the Championship in Valencia, and seal third overall in the standings. With it he also seals Aprilia's best ever season in MotoGP, with 4 wins across the brand, the first to win two in a row, and their first 1-2 finish since Catalunya 2023. Is the most serious warning shot yet that Aprilia are coming for Ducati's crown?
There's also Fabio Di Giannantonio doing just enough to keep Ducati's 88-race podium GP streak alive, and one more horrible Pecco Bagnaia weekend for the road, including a fuel tank that wasn't filled during qualifying and then being absolutely blasted by Johann Zarco on the opening lap. Welp.
We also talk Diogo Moreira winning the Moto2 World Championship in a surprisingly sombre decider, the latest to come out of the Valencia test, Franco Morbidelli's embarassing crash that led to breaking a bone in his hand, and Joan Mir's kamikaze Sprint crash with his own teammate that pisses off one Cameron Buckley...
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628: Yes, it's Bez - 2025 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix Review
And to complete the pre-race festivities, it's Miguel Oliveira, and a boat.
It was a weird MotoGP weekend in Portugal in the sport's first ever 21st round. We had one of the greatest Sprints ever with Pedro Acosta and Alex Marquez in combat for the win in what was a classic... followed by a completely boring GP where Marco Bezzecchi tinkered with the bike overnight and then dominated the opposition. As you do.
Dre and Cam throw out their usual script for the episode and decide to just wing in. And in doing so, talk about that great sprint, the state of Acosta's current form, whether Aprilia can keep up this challenge, and more.
There's also a discussion about Miguel Oliveira leaving MotoGP for World Superbikes and that pre-race celebration before the off, and an update on Jose Antonio Rueda and Noah Dettwiler with both riders now at home to continue their recoveries.
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627: Killshot? - F1 2025 Brazilian Grand Prix Review
Oh boy. Lando Norris is on a rampage. Six races ago, it looked like it was Piastri's to lose. Now there's a bigger chance that Lando Norris wraps the Championship up earlier.
How did we get here? A perfect 33-point double victory weekend for Norris, who dominated Brazil, leading every single meaningful session in the process, with Piastri spinning in to the outside wall during the Sprint, and then limping home 5th in the Grand Prix after a 10-second penalty for causing a controversial collision with Kimi Antonelli. Dre, Cam and RJ break it down on a special Monday recording edition of the Podcast!
We also talk about Antonelli's breakthrough weekend, as well as the spicy comments made by Ferrari chairman John Elkann, who claimed his drivers needed to focus more and talk less in the fight for second in the Championship. We discuss why that's nonsense. Also, Ollie Bearman finishing the season red-hot in P6, and the great 9 car tailback at the end of the race!
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626: 11th Anniversary Special - F1 Malaysian 2015 GP Re-Watchalong
It's been 11 years of Motorsport101 in your listening world, and to celebrate the occasion in a free week of F1 and MotoGP, Dre Harrison and RJ O'Connell sit down to rewatch a iconic race of the turbo-hybrid era - F1's 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix from Sepang International Circuit.
It was iconic for many reasons. Sebastian Vettel won for Ferrari in just his second ever start in red, after spending almost his entire career to date in the Red Bull umbrella, and he single-handedly injected some hope into the sport again after a brtually dominant start to the V6 era in 2014 - Where Mercedes won 16 out of 19 races, with Lewis Hamilton winning six out of the final seven to take his second World Title. But after a dreadful 2014 for Ferrari, Seb was the shot in the arm that Maranello, and maybe the whole sport needed.
Dre and RJ talk about how Seb might now be underrated by modern-day metrics, how dominant the Ferrari was that day in terms of tire wear, just how surprisingly racy Sepang and the cars of 2015 were back then, and a whole lot more as they rewatch Sepang 2015 in full, and you can follow along too via the F1 TV access, listen in to hear how we did it!
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625: Get Well, Noah - 2025 MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix Review
Wish this was a brighter and perkier episode of Motorsport101, but sometimes we get no choice in the matter. This episode is dominated by the horrific accident between Noah Dettwiler and Jose Antonio Rueda during the Moto3 sighting lap last week. Dettwiler's bike had a technical problem and was slow on the outside of the track, Rueda didn't know that and ploughed into the back of him at near full racing speed.
Thankfully, since the time of recording this on Wednesday, Rueda's injuries are not life-threatening with a concussion and broken hand, with Noah now out of intensive care after suffering an open fracture to the leg, multiple cardiac arrests and a broken neck.
Dre, Cam and RJ talk about the nature of Moto3's diminishing coverage and why dropping Sunday warm-ups may have indirectly contributed to the accident, what it could potentially take for a race to be cancelled and the nature of a horrible year in bike racing for injuries.
There's also a brief review of the Malaysian GP itself as Alex Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia split victories, with the latter suffering a rear puncture of all things, Joan Mir getting back on the podium for Honda, and more. And of course, our continued best wishes to Noah and Jose.
Motorsport101 is an alternative Motorsport podcast, made by all walks of life, for all walks of life, hosted by Dre Harrison, alongside Cameron Buckley and RJ O'Connell! Every week we tackle the biggest show on the motor racing planet, Formula One, as well as Indycar, Formula E! We aim to be a refreshing, newer, more modern take on the world of Motorsport, and we hope you enjoy the show!